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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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